2022 North Dakota Minimum Wage
The 2022 North Dakota Minimum Wage is $7.25.
Effective 2022-01-01Source: Youth Employment in North Dakota (North Dakota Department of Labor and Human Rights)Verified 2026-09-01
Compared with 2021
Every figure on this page is unchanged from 2021.
| Item | 2021 | 2022 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hourly | $7.25 | $7.25 | +$0 (+0.0%) |
Who it applies to
All employees in North Dakota, regardless of age, unless the position is exempted by law or administrative rule. North Dakota does not have a separate training wage.
What changed this year, and why
The minimum wage in North Dakota for 2022 is set at the federal level.
Common questions
- What is the minimum wage in North Dakota for 2022?
- The minimum wage in North Dakota in 2022 is $7.25 per hour.
- Does the minimum wage cover preparation and training time?
- Yes. Employees must be paid for preparation time, closing time, and any required meetings or training.
Minors, students and training wages: who may be paid less than the rate on this page
The poster states that North Dakota does not have a training wage. The federal Fair Labor Standards Act allows employers to pay subminimum wages to certain categories of workers, including full-time students, student learners, and workers with disabilities, but these programs are administered by the federal U.S. Department of Labor, not the state. In North Dakota, there is no separate state provision that permits employers to pay minors, students, or trainees less than the standard minimum wage rate of $7.25 per hour. Any worker covered by the state minimum wage law must receive at least that amount for all hours worked, unless a specific federal exemption applies and has been approved by the federal Wage and Hour Division.
North Dakota does not have a Training Wage.
North Dakota Minimum Wage and Work Conditions Summary Poster (North Dakota Department of Labor and Human Rights)
What an employer may deduct from your pay
Employers in North Dakota may not reduce an employee's pay below the state minimum wage of $7.25 per hour through charges for uniforms. If an employer requires workers to purchase uniforms, the cost of those uniforms cannot bring the employee's effective hourly wage below $7.25 for all hours worked during any pay period. For example, if an employee earns exactly $7.25 per hour and is required to buy a uniform in a given pay period, the employer cannot deduct the full cost of that uniform from the employee's paycheck if doing so would reduce the employee's earnings below the minimum wage for the hours worked. This rule ensures that mandatory work clothing costs are borne by the employer, not shifted to workers through wage deductions that would violate the minimum wage floor.
An employer may require an employee to purchase uniforms if the cost of such uniforms does not bring that employee's wage below the hourly minimum wage for all hours worked during any pay period.
North Dakota Minimum Wage and Work Conditions Summary Poster (North Dakota Department of Labor and Human Rights)
How each figure was verified
Each number below was read from a stored copy of the document named beside it, and checked to occur word for word in the quoted sentence. The digest is of that stored text.
Youth Employment in North Dakota (North Dakota Department of Labor and Human Rights)
- Hourly
The minimum wage in North Dakota is $7.25 per hour.
Other years
Every North Dakota Minimum Wage year · Minimum Wage in every state